Joshua
Joshua 18:3
3So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| How long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| will you | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| put off | מִתְרַפִּ֔ים | miṯ·rap·pîm | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural | H7503 sink, relax |
| entering | לָבוֹא֙ | lā·ḇō·w | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and possessing | לָרֶ֣שֶׁת | lā·re·šeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| the land | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of your fathers | אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| has given | נָתַ֣ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לָכֶ֔ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 13:4 · Proverbs 15:19 · Judges 18:9 · Proverbs 10:4 · Matthew 20:6 · Philippians 3:13–14 · Zephaniah 3:16 · John 6:27 · Proverbs 2:2–6 · 2 Peter 1:10–11 · Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.